acanthite

mineral, silver sulfide
ChemicalSubstance mineral_species Q413498
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acanthite

Summary

acanthite is a mineral species[1]. acanthite ranks in the top 10% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (368 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • acanthite's instance of is recorded as mineral species[3].
  • spinose structure is named after acanthite[4].
  • acanthite's chemical formula is recorded as Ag₂S[5].
  • acanthite is a type of sulfide class of minerals[6].
  • acanthite's Commons category is recorded as Acanthite[7].
  • acanthite's streak color is recorded as black[8].
  • acanthite's crystal system is recorded as monoclinic crystal system[9].
  • acanthite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as grandfathered mineral (G)[10].
  • acanthite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as II/A.03[11].
  • acanthite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 2.BA.30[12].
  • acanthite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 2.BA.35[13].
  • acanthite's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[14].
  • acanthite's type locality is recorded as Jáchymov[15].
  • acanthite's IMA Mineral Symbol is recorded as Aca[16].

Why It Matters

acanthite ranks in the top 10% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (368 views/month).[2] acanthite has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] acanthite is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . The IMA List of Minerals (July 2019). wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IMA List of Minerals (December 2014). wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . The IMA List of Minerals (February 2013). wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Mineralogische Tabellen : Eine Klassifizierung der Mineralien auf kristallchemischer Grundlage, mit einer Einfuhrung in die Kristallchemie (1982). wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-08-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cod id 4329107
    Space group Q13365573
    "/* wbsetreference-set:2| */ [[Property:P690]]: [[Q13365573]]"
  2. 25d ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Type locality (geology) Jáchymov
    Subclass of sulfide class of minerals
    Instance of
    Described by source Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11493]]: Q297140, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a6710164cdc|details]])"
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